PIPD Update August 7, 2026

🩵 Peds Weekly Update

Hi everyone! I hope you all had a great week. Here are a few updates and things happening around the unit!

📋 Provisional Schedule Update

The provisional schedule is completed and submitted to scheduling and will go into effect September 20th.

HR is still reaching out to staff to offer positions. As people accept positions, additional vacancies will become available, so keep an eye on myConnection if you missed out on the first round of postings. More opportunities may be coming!

🍦 Miracle Treat Day – August 13th

Miracle Treat Day is next Thursday, August 13th!

Dairy Queen locations across the province will be donating 100% of the proceeds from every Blizzard sold to the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital Foundation.

So grab a Blizzard, enjoy a treat, and support an amazing cause! 💙

🅿️ Parking Services

Please note the temporary change to Parking Services hours:

August 31st – September 13th

• Monday–Friday: 12:00 PM–3:00 PM

Regular office hours will resume September 14th.

🍬 Thank You, Carly & Taylor!

A big thank you to Carly and Taylor for restocking the staff room with treats! We appreciate you keeping the snack supply going. 😊

☀️ Sunshine Fund – We Want Your Ideas!

Please enter your Sunshine Fund submissions! It’s very easy to do, and this is a great opportunity to request things that would make our work environment better or brighten a patient’s day.

You can request anything up to $5,000. If you notice something that is missing, something that would make your job easier, or something that would make a patient or family’s experience a little brighter — please submit it!

The Sunshine Fund is there because of YOU, so we want to hear your ideas!

👉 Sunshine Fund – Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital Foundation

You can also find the Sunshine Fund information by Googling it or through the PIPD Social Page on Facebook.

📚 Book Club

Book club voting is LIVE! Head over to the Facebook page and cast your vote for the next book.

🚶‍♀️ Forever Golden Walk – September 20th

The Forever Golden Walk is coming up on September 20th!

Check out the whiteboard in the small staff room for more information if you are interested in participating.

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Thanks everyone, and have a great weekend! 💙

sharon & kelly.

CNE Update:

Peds Surgery wants your opinion!

Please complete this quick survey about your experience since the NPs started:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/QLPC29C

Maybe this will help prove to SHA why our NPs are such a valuable resource & very much needed!

PIPD Update July 31, 2026

 

Inquiry from outside:

Just a reminder or maybe you didn't know this if you are new: Any requests for information or medical records related to pt on the unit gets redirected to HIMS.

Any media requests get directed to SHA Communications.

Please do not disclose any information to anyone that is not listed as legal guardian or been cleared by manager (ie police).

 

Falls binder – thankfully we do not have a lot of falls. If you haven’t seen them, there are new Fall Protocol binders (bright green) in each unit to help guide staff on what to do to support fall prevention but as well, to guide you on what to do post falls for care and observation.

 

Safety Focus Groups are being held on August 5 and 6 at 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., and 1:00 p.m.

These sessions are an opportunity to provide valuable input that will help improve the safety of staff, patients, and visitors across Saskatchewan healthcare facilities. If you are interested in participating, please sign up- details are in email below. We also encourage you to share this opportunity with members of your teams who may be interested. There are quite a few spaces still available.

For your information, the review will examine:

• Safety of patients, visitors, and staff
• Hospital and health centre safety assessment(s)
• Current legislative and regulatory environment supports addressing hospital safety and security needs
• Learnings from prior incidents and recommendations
• Information received from a Jurisdictional scan
• Service delivery model analysis
• Training, recruitment, and competency standards for Protective Services Officers
• Partnership and stakeholder engagement
• Physical security of hospitals and care centres
• Cultural and demographic considerations

 Safety Review - Focus Group - SCH .xlsx

 

 Child Life Referrals

 Did you know a Child life referral can be for the patient and the family? We didn't!

 We are lucky to have involved parents and sometimes they need a little extra from us. With a child life referral, they can help with coping plans, offer gift cards, and offer other resources that can help make the families stay more manageable. 

 Did you know if it's your patients birthday, you can go down to the gift shop and pick them out a present? 

 

☀️ SUNSHINE FUND!

Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Foundation (JPCHF) is accepting grant requests until August 15.

JPCHF promotes excellence in maternal and pediatric health care across Saskatchewan, disbursing $4.5M in funding last year.

JPCHF grants patient care requests that show potential for enhancing care based on scientific excellence and relevance to children's and maternal health.

We encourage you to review our Granting Guidelines for more information.

We are looking at: Temp probes, new digital scale and highchairs. Anyone can apply and we can repeat asks to reinforce a need, just let Kelly or Sharon know if you do apply.

 Provisional:

Provisional was received late today. You should receive an email with the final version today. This will go into effect Sept 20, 2026. 

Thank you so much to everyone that helped with supporting morale, staffing and extra demands on the unit this week. It was a challenging week. We couldn't do any of this without you and we are grateful for all of you! 💑

Sharon and Kelly 

  CNE Update:

Nursing Progress Record Form # 101434 has been replaced by the new provincial form SHA 0021.  

SHA 0021 is to be used in its place moving forward.  

Here is an example of what the form looks like.  This has not been replaced in our Admission pack yet, however it will be coming in the near future. 

To locate on FOD - please search for notes or SHA 0021

 Reminder on how to Submit a 1600 for a Patient Safety Event:

If needing to submit a 1600, you can always call 1600 during the day.  

Online:  Go to SHA intranet - Forms & Policies - Patient Safety and Experience Forms - Click on Saskatoon Safety Reporting System (also known as AEMS)

Next you will see -SRS Prod Sign In.  Click on "Create Event"

Once you create an event, you will need to choose your Facility/Program.  Choose Royal University Hospital.  Then you will need to choose which category it belongs to.  Example Medication.  You will then need to choose which subtype.  

You will be prompted to fill in all of the spaces.  Have the patients chart handy as you need their first and last name. 

Thank-you for submitting a safety event.  This helps keep our patients safe and identifies areas for education, reinforced learning and process improvements.  

Thank-you so much Carla for bringing some music to our Tub room, your donation is appreciated.  

Nina is beyond excited to give her patients a bath with their favorite Rap Music.    

PLEASE DONOT REMOVE FROM THE TUB ROOM.  

KEEP PLUG IN AND CORD TOGETHER WITH BLUETOOTH SPEAKER.